Excitement... French Door Style

"That little teeny weeny piece of glass is ready!" were the words that ignited the afternoon. From that point on you were in a friendly dither. Was that French you were prattling? I suspect what I heard translated into something like, "Bless my mullions and styles, it's a great March day for Frenchman." And of course you were right. We soon had the glass in hand prepped to place in the leaded frame. That wasn't a big deal, but cleaning the chase of gluey gunk from the mullion was a bit of a challenge.

But the work really started when we'd replaced the old glue with sealant of our own and set the leaded frame in it within the mullion. The next few hours were tricky. There's a designed relief that runs around the perimeter of the light frame. It permits the trim to slip beneath it. In that way the trim and mullion appear as one piece. So it's difficult to remove the trim initially, but triply challenging to replace it with the new glue line in place. Ugh. Patience and perseverance win the day, plus a healthy supply of super pressure, including some well placed percussive jabs with a mallet, and all without breaking the oak trim or any of the glass pieces cased in the leaded frame!

You laid there still throughout this ordeal. But when we were done you would have jumped into the air, if you had the legs. With the best red oak Frenchisms I believe I heard you say, "Yes, mere hours from seeing Right!" Your absolutely correct. Just a few tidying details.